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Ophthalmoplegia secondary to Orbital Apex Syndrome

A 61-year-old man presented with retro-orbital pain, near-complete ophthalmoplegia, loss of
Ophthalmoplegia ... secondary to Orbital ... Apex Syndrome ... #Ophthalmoplegia ... #Syndrome #Clinical
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Diplopia TIER 1-CRITICAL ... apex syndrome, ... Graves disease), Ophthalmoplegic ... mass #Diplopia #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
Proptosis - Differential ... Diagnosis - Unilateral ... Eye redness • Ophthalmoplegia ... #Proptosis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Unilateral
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Orbital Cellulitis ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... eye movement or opthalmoplegia ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... over cubital tunnel ... CubitalTunnel #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Diplopia - Differential Diagnosis
Step 1: Consider Stroke
Step 2: Diplopia PLUS
 - Cavernous Sinus Syndrome
 - Infection
Diplopia - Differential ... Diagnosis Step ... Cavernous Sinus Syndrome ... Severe HA - Orbital ... Apex Syndrome
Diseases Presenting with Pain Out Of Proportion (POOP) - Differential Diagnosis:
 - Orbital Cellulitis 
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Proportion (POOP) - Differential ... Diagnosis: - Orbital ... Compartmental Syndrome ... Disproportionate #Diseases #Diagnosis ... #Differential
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... • Orbital myositis ... #Diplopia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... think about three clinical ... Supranuclear lesions • Ophthalmoplegia ... laceration or orbital ... prolapse of the orbital
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
Orbital Apex Syndrome ... ptosis, severe ophthalmoplegia ... Orbital Apex Syndrome ... #Apex #Syndrome ... Ophthalmicus #HZO #clinical